And the Darkness Fell

Her Murder Began The “Dark Ages”

Follow the last three years in the life of Hypatia of Alexandria—“the last great pagan teacher”—in this historical fiction novel 20 years in the making.

Hypatia (370–415 AD) was a famous pagan philosopher, inventor, and Neo-Platonist teacher whose life is mostly a mystery. Her father, Theon—the famous mathematician who also taught at the museum in Alexandria, Egypt—meant to raise the perfect child and had the means to do so. Carefully raised in body, mind, and spirit, Hypatia thrived, becoming brilliant and lovely. As a teacher, her schoolroom was crowded, her students liked and respected her, and her salon was famous in intellectual circles around the world.

Hypatia lived in a time of great religious conflict, and most of what is written about her seems dark and unfinished. Based on years of research in libraries; British, Athens, and Cairo museums; the Internet; and the author’s travels in Greece and Egypt, especially Alexandria, And the Darkness Fell brings the fascinating story of Hypatia to vivid life.